The financial times guide to using the financial pages

"A comprehensive guidebook to interpreting the markets and investments through the financial media." Money Week

"An invaluable and straightforward guide." Business Age

"A good buy for anyone interested in the subject." The Independent

"A valuable reference tool for anyone, professional as well as private investor." Resident Abroad

This critically acclaimed international bestseller has been brought fully up-to date, providing the most comprehensive guide to the world of financial information.

The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages Fourth Edition No need to be baffled any longer by intimidating columns of numbers, impenetrable waves of jargon and the complexities of financial markets.

This revised and updated guide is an essential reference for anyone who reads, or needs to read the financial pages. It explains where and when to find the information, and how to make the best use of the financial and economic data available within the pink pages or at the click of a button.

Contents

• Foreword
• Introduction
• Part 1 Identitying The players
• Investors
• Companies
• Financial Institutions
• Governments
• Part 2 Interpreting the markets
• Stocks and shares : the UK equity market
• Indices and aggregates : market indicators
• NYSE and Nasdaq : the US equity markets
• European equities : stock markets in the euro-zone and beyond
• Other international equities : emerging stock markets and world indices
• Trusts and funds : the managed money markets
• Bonds and gilts : the international capital markets
• Cash and currency : the foreign exchange and money markets
• Futures and options : the derivatives markets
• Primary products : the commodities markets
• Part 3 Understanding the economies
• UK economic indicators
• The European economy : market integration and monetary union
• The world economy : trade growth and international institutions
• Part 4 Beyond the financial pages
• Compagny and investor lives : the key performance indicators
• Finance on the internet : using the electronic financial pages
• Sources of information : a brief guide
• Appendixes